Owner of tiger found in abandoned Houston house charged

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1:15 pm CDT, Thursday, May 16, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, a tiger that was found in a Southeast Houston residence awaits transport to a rescue facility at the BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions building in Houston. The ex-owner of a tiger rescued from a filthy cage in an abandoned house in Houston has been charged with animal cruelty. Houston police, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, arrested 24-year-old Brittany Garza on the misdemeanor count involving a non-livestock animal. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) less

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, a tiger that was found in a Southeast Houston residence awaits transport to a rescue facility at the BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions building in Houston. The ex-owner ... more

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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, a tiger that was found in a Southeast Houston residence awaits transport to a rescue facility at the BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions building in Houston. The ex-owner of a tiger rescued from a filthy cage in an abandoned house in Houston has been charged with animal cruelty. Houston police, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, arrested 24-year-old Brittany Garza on the misdemeanor count involving a non-livestock animal. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) less

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, a tiger that was found in a Southeast Houston residence awaits transport to a rescue facility at the BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions building in Houston. The ex-owner ... more

Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez, AP

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HOUSTON (AP) — The ex-owner of a tiger rescued from a filthy cage in an abandoned house in Houston has been charged with animal cruelty.